Politics● LowSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 7:45 PM
Assam’s Lok Sabha bypoll could define contours of Opposition politics in the State
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
Nagaon is the first major face-off between the principal combatants, BJP and Congress, since the former’s crushing sweep in the April Assembly election with 102 out of 126 seats for the National Democratic Alliance
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